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The center doesn’t hold here

September 26, 2024 by James Kalb

On the decline of New York, a sketch at Chronicles Magazine from before the pandemic.

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Recollections of 9/11

August 3, 2024September 11, 2021 by James Kalb

I watched the Towers burn on 9/11 from where I lived, three miles away. At Chronicles Magazine I comment on how it seemed and how it seems.

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New York’s new normal

August 3, 2024January 2, 2021 by James Kalb

What happens when the big city shuts down? I discuss at Chronicles Magazine.

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Is New York still a city?

August 6, 2024December 3, 2018 by James Kalb

A lecture I presented at the 2018 meeting of the H. L. Mencken Club:

Is New York Still a City?

by James Kalb

We’re here at the conference to talk about whether America is still a nation. On this panel we’re discussing the limits of democratic pluralism. So I’ll discuss whether New York is a … More ...

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Worse at what it is

August 4, 2024October 27, 2017 by James Kalb

I complain about the direction New York City has been taking in Chronicles Magazine.

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